New York date-in-a-box coverlet sample, 1844, doubleweave

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

New York "date-in-a-box" coverlet sample, 1844, doubleweave

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.068

Description

Figured coverlet sample; undyed cotton and blue wool, double cloth. Selvedges on either side; hemmed top and bottom. Central motif consists of floral and scroll motifs. Borders are also in a floral and scroll design, with a narrow scroll framing the upper edge of the border.

Collection

Hawthorne Collection (ATHM)

Category

Crib size/Sample

Acquisition

Accession

2017.2

Credit Line

Transfer from the Hawthorne Collection upon the closing of the ATHM in Lowell, MA in 2017

Made/Created

Date made

1844

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Doubleweave

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

LL, LR

Transcription

1844

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1998.59.62

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.